Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01
Los ANGELES DAILY HERALD JANUARY /, 1887.

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vineyards. In various forms the crap,
its culture and handling, will call fo
more hands and money than any othe
; crop. In a recent telegram from Ne,
York, the views of certain fruit deale
are gwen as follows:
III. s. Dewey, of the wine house O
Dewey Il Son here. in an interview tc
day regarding the high prices charge,
for California grapes in this city, said
There is really no good reason why W
should not have the beautiful Flanin.
Tokays and Black Hamburgs retailed al
through the season at from twelve I,
fifteen cents per pound. Some mar
with pluck and energy could take hole
OF the enterprise, organize it properly
and make fortune out of it, while sup
plying the public with the best and mos
heilthful fruit that grows Mr.. Everett
OF the fruit house of Miles & Everett
said: the trouble is that there is nc
organization in the business at present
There is no one in the market who buys
California grapes outright and sells them
at reasonable advances. All the grapes
sold here are handled on commission at
every step of the way from the grower
in California to the hawker in the streets.
LIST company be organized which will
keep its agents among the California
vineyards supplied with funds and
ready to buy on the spot with cash, and
then let grapes be brought here by
quick freight and sold directly to retail.
ers. There will not only be enormous
profit in it but business far beyond that
done by the largest commission houses
in New York during the season.
There is not one word of exaggeration
or romance in that paragraph. When-
ever responsible parties take hold of the
matter, men with capital and reputation
in business, who can go to the transpor.
tati0n companies and say to them, I
want a car day, or 10 car loads Mon.
day, or some other specific day in the
week, and from that up to train day,
the railroads will meet such people
more than half way, and furnish all
necessary facilities for the handling OF
grapes fer the eastern markets. The
same is a. true of other fruits, and of
the vegetables of Los Angeles. That
day will come too before loug, and 10 or
Is cars a week aud from that number
up to as many loads day will bs
shipped across the continent direct
to feed the millions on the other side
with California grapes, etc. The dealers
there arc becoming awake to these
fao.s, and it is mere question Of time
when these things shall be done.
Besides the grapes sold in natural
state there ia tho raisin crop of Los
Angeles county which now yields
l. ON mn Lox What h,
by proper handling is we'll illustrated in
this product. Since VIM. T. Coleman Il
Co became interested in it the mar
kets of the east lost have been opened; the
California raisins have entered on their
solid merits, and are beating the Span
ish goods all hollow. The Cal fornia
crop is now of an aggregate OF $4,000
boxes, and it will soon reach couple Of
millions.
The vineyards of the county yield,
also, some 100000 gallons Of wire.
Some Of this isconverted into brandy, and
in oil shapes, as claret, hook, sherry,
port, or angelica wines, there is
great AMI growing demand for this
wholesome and delicious beveraget
There are now some $1,000, 900 of vines
in Les Angeles county, aud the plan.
will be doubled in the next half decade.
OUR CITRUS PRUrTs.
The crownipg glory of Los Angeles
products are her citrus fruits. For the
most part this industry is now confined
to the orange, although there is some.
thing doing in lines and lemons. The
time viii! come when both Of these will
ant sxx %no nS ha
county. The orange will always hold
its own rs the most fascinating crop that
grows, both for the romance that has
surrounded the fruit since the days Of
the golden apples of the Hesperides, and
also for the great profits derived from
this noblsst Of fruit bearing trees.
The entire orange output of Southern
California is about 1000 to 800 car
loads. Los Angeles county yields much
more than half of these. The San GA
briel valley turns out one.half of all the
oranges of the State.
The above is avery remarkable exhibit.
For variety and richness the world has
nothing like it. Add 10 this the wealth
of petroleum and of metals produced
from this county, and the commerce and
arts of the civilized earth will lind nearly
every article in .iis lists to command
from this single spot. Tho output of oil
is now nearly 200 barrels day, and it is
constantly increasing. The mining in.
dustries of this region are scarcely be.
gun, but they will greatly increase, and
will make great showing in few
years.
PROFITS TO OUR FARMERS.
Nowhere else are the profits of farming
so phenomenal as in this section. Grain
farming pays better than elsewhere, for
the reason that the climate allows men
10 work out of doors nearly the entire
year, and thus no time is lost.
Diirying, the raising OF chickens.
vegetable farming, fruit orchards of all
sorts open most enticing avenues to set.
tiers hereabouts.
NGood butter sells for 25 to so cents a
pound. Eggs are worth over 20 cents
nearly all the year round. Chickens
bring from S. to So per dozen, and ducks
command So to 50.
Oranges pay as high as $500 per acre
gross receipts, and will average over
500 per acre net. Grapes will net $50
an acre for the wine sorts, to 500 for
shipping. and 5000 for raisin varities.
Deciduous fruits, nuts, figs and olives.
oil pay large revenues when in proper
soil and with proper care.
So great are the returns of the ground
to the hlsbandmau in this region that